grousing - 17 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | carping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complaining |
| Synonyms: | censorious, critical, disparaging, fault-finding, grouchy, grumbling, hypercritical, niggling, quibbling, scathing, bellyaching, caviling, criticizing, deprecatory, griping, grousing, kvetching, moaning, nagging, nit-picking, overcritical, whining |
| Antonyms: | complimentary, forgiving |
| Main Entry: | disgruntled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhappy; critical |
| Synonyms: | annoyed, crabby, cranky, disappointed, discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, grouchy, grumpy, irritable, irritated, malcontent, peeved, peevish, petulant, put out, sulky, sullen, testy, bad tempered, bellyaching, crabbing, griping, grousing, kicking, kvetching, malcontented, uncontent, ungratified, vexed |
| Antonyms: | contented, happy, pleased, satisfied, uncritical |
| Main Entry: | peevish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritable, testy |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, angry, bad-tempered, cantankerous, captious, carping, childish, churlish, complaining, cranky, critical, cross, crotchety*, crusty*, fault-finding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, huffy, ill-natured, mean, morose, obstinate, ogre, ornery, pertinacious, petulant, querulous, short-tempered, snappy, sulky, sullen, surly, touchy, ugly, waspish, caviling, crabbed, cussed, fretting, grousing, growling, out-of-sorts, splenetic, tetchy, waspy, whining |
| Antonyms: | friendly, happy, pleasant, accepting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plaintive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pathetic, woebegone |
| Synonyms: | cantankerous, crabby*, cranky*, disconsolate, doleful, grief-stricken, grievous, grumpy*, heartrending, lamenting, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, out of sorts*, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, rueful, sad, sorrowful, wistful, woeful, beefing, bellyaching, grousing, saddening, wailing |
| Notes: | a plaintiff is the party who brings an action in a court of law, while plaintive means expressive of sorrow or melancholy |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | querulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grouchy, hard to please |
| Synonyms: | cantankerous, captious, carping, censorious, complaining, critical, cross, crying, discontented, dissatisfied, edgy, fault-finding, fretful, grumbling, irritable, lamenting, petulant, plaintive, snappy, sour, testy, uptight, waspish, bearish, bemoaning, deploring, grousing, grumbly, huffy irascible*, out of sorts peevish*, scrappy, thin-skinned touchy*, wailing, waspy, whimpering, whining, whiny |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy, easy-going |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble about |
| Synonyms: | accuse, ascribe, attack, beef*, bellyache*, bemoan, bewail, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, criticize, defy, demur, denounce, deplore, deprecate, differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, fret, fuss, gainsay, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, impute, indict, lament, lay, moan, nag, object, oppose, protest, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, bitch, find fault, kick up a fuss, look askance, make a fuss, sound off, take exception to |
| Antonyms: | applaud, approve, commend, praise, recommend, sanction, be content, be happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gripe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, fuss, groan, grouch, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, squawk, take on*, whine, yammer*, yawp*, blow off*, crab, kvetch |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | groan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | moan, complain |
| Synonyms: | bemoan, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mumble, murmur, object, sigh, whine |
| Main Entry: | grouch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain a lot |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, gripe, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, mutter, scold, whine, find fault |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch*, grouse, kick, moan, protest, pule, repine, scold, snivel*, squawk*, whine, find fault, kvetch |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase for killing |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes*, capture, course, dog, drag, drive, fish, follow, grouse, gun*, hawk, heel, hound, kill, poach, press, pursue, ride, run, scent, scratch, seek, shadow, shoot, snare, stalk, start, track, trail, bird-dog, give chase, gun for, look for, scratch around |
| Antonyms: | let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | groan, complain |
| Synonyms: | bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mourn, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
| Main Entry: | mutter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble, mumble |
| Synonyms: | complain, croak, groan, grouch*, grouse, growl, grunt, moan, muddle, murmur, rumble, snarl, sputter, swallow, whisper |
| Antonyms: | speak clearly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | niggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nitpick |
| Synonyms: | argue, carp, cavil, complain, fuss, grouse, grumble, moan, nag, object, find fault |
| Main Entry: | object |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, argue against |
| Synonyms: | balk, challenge, complain, criticize, cross, demur, deprecate, disapprove, disavow, discountenance, dispute, dissent, except, expostulate, frown, gripe, grouse, inveigh, kick*, oppose, protest, rail, rant, rave, remonstrate, spurn, squawk*, storm, take on, tangle*, be displeased, crab, discommend, disesteem, go-one-on-one, make a stink, mix it up with, raise objection, sound off, take exception |
| Antonyms: | accept, agree, concur, consent, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sulk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pout |
| Synonyms: | brood, frown, gloom, glower, gripe, grouse, grump*, lower, moon*, mope*, scowl, take on, be down in the mouth, be in a huff, be morose, be out of sorts, be silent, look sullen |
| Antonyms: | grin, smile, be happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain, cry |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, drone, fuss, gripe, grouse, grumble, howl, kick, moan, murmur, pule, repine, snivel, sob, wail, whimper, yowl, mewl |
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